TABLE 4.
Comparison of cytokine concentrations between AthletesOC and AthletesNC.
| AthletesOC | AthletesNC | p-value | |
| IL-1β (pg/mL) | 0.91 (0.67) | 1.02 (1.79) | 0.229 |
| IL-1ra (pg/mL) | 30.90 (39.65) | 29.06 (22.15) | 0.310 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 1.22 (1.60) | 3.88 (3.61) | 0.062 |
| IL-8 (pg/mL) | 7.11 (9.83) | 10.43 (9.69) | 0.662 |
| IL-10 (pg/mL) | 5.60 (3.35) | 6.12 (4.20) | 0.687 |
| IL-17 (pg/mL) | 154.03 (133.32) | 146.59 (63.98) | 0.894 |
| TNFα (pg/mL) | 26.63 (31.31) | 28.40 (87.42) | 0.247 |
| IFNγ (pg/mL) | 29.82 (16.84) | 27.17 (16.12) | 0.940 |
| PDGF (pg/mL) | 2143.33 (1464.11) | 2111.94 (832.51) | 0.460 |
| RANTES (pg/mL) | 9460 ± 2511.97 | 9259.31 ± 2261.03 | 0.760 |
IL-1ra, interleukin-1 receptor agonist; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor alpha; IFNγ, interferon gamma; PDGF, platelet-derived growth factor; RANTES (CCL5), regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted. Data presented as median (IQR), except for RANTES which is presented as mean ± standard deviation.